These hills of volcanic origin, south of Padua, form a natural oasis which emerges from the flat landscape of the Po Valley concealing ancient villages and artistic and historic monuments among its dense forests and breathtaking scenery. Abano and Montegrotto lie at the foot of the hills a short distance apart. These towns, renowned for the extraordinary healing properties of their mud and water since Roman times, together form one of the most famous spa resorts in the world.
 

Gentle hills with soft silhouettes and extremely white stone, the Colli Berici are characterized by pristine nature and are practically a huge oasis abounding in scenery and architectural beauty. But the particular attraction of the Colli Berici is found in its calcareous rock which, being subjected to the karstic phenomenon, models the lands and creates fascinating views.

The path is the ideal circular route linking the literary sites included in the "Literary Park of the Este Hill": from the Castle of the Troubadours that sang Beatrice, to the Arco del Falconetto del Cornaro patron of the Ruzante; from the Villa ex Kunkler, in which Shelley composed some of his most important works, up to Calaone, with a possible detour to the former Convent of Salarola.

This itinerary is often also referred to as the "Dispersed Museum of the High Tobacco Road", with the idea of going beyond the simple hike in order to understand its function as a high-altitude link between the settlements and terraces, enabling the inhabitants to enjoy the minimum social life that hard work allowed.

Villa Rossi and Giardino Jacquard are works that were developed and commissioned by the industrial figure Alessandro Rossi from 1860.

The Naturalist Oasis of Mulino Cervara is a small natural reserve occupying approximately 25 ha located in the Parco Naturale Regionale del Fiume Sile, a few kilometers from Treviso. Here you will find yourself in an environment of incredible naturalistic interest, one of the last remaining examples of a humid resurgence area. This is why it is classified as a Community Site of Interest (S.I.C.) for the refuge of wild fauna and the conservation of wild flora.

This is a garden of times gone by named Pojega within the grounds of Villa Rizzardi, in Negrar di Valpolicella, in the Verona region. Indeed, time seems to have stood still from the year 1783, when Count Antonio Rizzardi designed the grounds of his villa, immersed in the Verona countryside against the backdrop of the Lessini mountains. The Gardens of Pojega cover an area of 5,4 hectares on three parallel levels.

Natural wonders capture the many tourists and scholars who visit the Coastal Botanical Gardens located in Porto Caleri, at the extreme edge of the coast of the Rosolina Sea, in the province of Rovigo.The Garden safeguards a unique environment of considerable scientific interest. Visitors can wander across the characteristic wooden pier and observe local coastal-marine vegetation.